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Fluorescent light question
Checked grounding this morning starting at
the shop end and while I was at it went all the way through the house to the meter drop. All is solid. When I bought the place 20+ years ago, I got a 'wiring fault' error on a UPS. Found just one wire serving many rooms along the outside wall of the house wasn't grounded. Easy fix, but surprising all the same. If the lights hadn't been strange the beginning, I'd suspect the ballasts were old and tired by now, With a set of inside ones of different style and age that do the same thing, and another set that works fine, the mystery deepens. Joe Have you checked the grounds??? |
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Checked grounding this morning starting at
the shop end and while I was at it went all the way through the house to the meter drop. All is solid. When I bought the place 20+ years ago, I got a 'wiring fault' error on a UPS. Found just one wire serving many rooms along the outside wall of the house wasn't grounded. Easy fix, but surprising all the same. If the lights hadn't been strange the beginning, I'd suspect the ballasts were old and tired by now, With a set of inside ones of different style and age that do the same thing, and another set that works fine, the mystery deepens. Actually no. It seems to point to a wiring problem - either votage or ground. It is very consistent. Back to the recommendations that have already been made to you. The hardest part in troubleshooting this kind of thing is sometimes the ability to ignore what you think you know, and simply go back to the basics as if you didn't know... -- -Mike- |
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Mike Marlow wrote:
Checked grounding this morning starting at the shop end and while I was at it went all the way through the house to the meter drop. All is solid. When I bought the place 20+ years ago, I got a 'wiring fault' error on a UPS. Found just one wire serving many rooms along the outside wall of the house wasn't grounded. Easy fix, but surprising all the same. If the lights hadn't been strange the beginning, I'd suspect the ballasts were old and tired by now, With a set of inside ones of different style and age that do the same thing, and another set that works fine, the mystery deepens. Actually no. It seems to point to a wiring problem - either votage or ground. It is very consistent. Back to the recommendations that have already been made to you. The hardest part in troubleshooting this kind of thing is sometimes the ability to ignore what you think you know, and simply go back to the basics as if you didn't know... So - posting to my own post... I'm going to tell you that you should not experience slow starts when temperatures rise to moderate levels. If you are (as you say...), then you can look at 1) - your fixtures/balast, 2) your voltage, 3) your ground. In short - what you are experiencing is not a characteristic of fluroescent lights. If the discussion to date continues to confuse you, then I suggest you call in an electrician. -- -Mike- |
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On 4/26/2012 12:33 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
The hardest part in troubleshooting this kind of thing is sometimes the ability to ignore what you think you know, and simply go back to the basics as if you didn't know... I can agree to that. I worked six months trying to solve a drain problem, and "Thought" I had checked everything. Then someone on this group suggested the sink overflow. It was plugged. When cleared everything worked normall |
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Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 4/26/2012 12:33 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: The hardest part in troubleshooting this kind of thing is sometimes the ability to ignore what you think you know, and simply go back to the basics as if you didn't know... I can agree to that. I worked six months trying to solve a drain problem, and "Thought" I had checked everything. Then someone on this group suggested the sink overflow. It was plugged. When cleared everything worked normall I remember that discussion, and I hate it - because my suggestions were wrong! -- -Mike- |
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Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 4/26/2012 12:33 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: The hardest part in troubleshooting this kind of thing is sometimes the ability to ignore what you think you know, and simply go back to the basics as if you didn't know... I can agree to that. I worked six months trying to solve a drain problem, and "Thought" I had checked everything. Then someone on this group suggested the sink overflow. It was plugged. When cleared everything worked normall Now... not trying to put you on the spot Keith, but trying to ask a real question... If you had called in a real plumber, or if you had posted your question to a better group - does it not seem realistic that you could have received an answer in shorter than the time frame you experienced? That's not to put you on the spot by the way - it's to suggest that it really is better to take questions to the right forums, or the right research tools. So often we hear "I trust the folks here..." and like your experience, we go on and on with lots of well intendend stuf that only results in months of delay to get the answer. So - why don't people just do some googles, subscribe to some more appropriate groups, or just spend a few bucks if the problem is that important to them? I know - that's almost rhetorical. Sorry for that. Just seems that we can spend too much time on too many things that just create nothing more than long threads. -- -Mike- |
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On 4/26/2012 12:01 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Now... not trying to put you on the spot Keith, but trying to ask a real question... If you had called in a real plumber, or if you had posted your question to a better group - does it not seem realistic that you could have received an answer in shorter than the time frame you experienced? That's not to put you on the spot by the way - it's to suggest that it really is better to take questions to the right forums, or the right research tools. Actually, and in theory, and IIRC, Doug Miller hit the nail on the head immediately ... it was indeed a "venting" problem ... sink overflow mechanism arguably being part of "venting" in a plumbing system. -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On 4/26/2012 1:01 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Now... not trying to put you on the spot Keith, but trying to ask a real question... If you had called in a real plumber, or if you had posted your question to a better group - does it not seem realistic that you could have received an answer in shorter than the time frame you experienced? That's not to put you on the spot by the way - it's to suggest that it really is better to take questions to the right forums, or the right research tools. So often we hear "I trust the folks here..." and like your experience, we go on and on with lots of well intendend stuf that only results in months of delay to get the answer. So - why don't people just do some googles, subscribe to some more appropriate groups, or just spend a few bucks if the problem is that important to them? I know - that's almost rhetorical. Sorry for that. Just seems that we can spend too much time on too many things that just create nothing more than long threads. I think my best suggestion is to post with the group, rather than about the group, and you'll have less stress and reduce the length of threads you don't care for. Bill |
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Swingman wrote:
On 4/26/2012 12:01 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: Now... not trying to put you on the spot Keith, but trying to ask a real question... If you had called in a real plumber, or if you had posted your question to a better group - does it not seem realistic that you could have received an answer in shorter than the time frame you experienced? That's not to put you on the spot by the way - it's to suggest that it really is better to take questions to the right forums, or the right research tools. Actually, and in theory, and IIRC, Doug Miller hit the nail on the head immediately ... it was indeed a "venting" problem ... sink overflow mechanism arguably being part of "venting" in a plumbing system. Doug did hit it - but by the wayside. What Keith ultimately discovered was only remotely related to Doug's post - if I recall correctly. And hell... I seldom do that! It think it took a while to arrive at the overflow suggestion. If I remember correctly - there was a ton of conversation and contribution from a lot of us in that thread. My only point was that it's better to go to more appropriate sources for various types of info. That may offend the "capabilities" of some, but in the end, I think it's a better approach. -- -Mike- -- -Mike- |
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Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 4/26/2012 12:33 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: The hardest part in troubleshooting this kind of thing is sometimes the ability to ignore what you think you know, and simply go back to the basics as if you didn't know... I can agree to that. I worked six months trying to solve a drain problem, and "Thought" I had checked everything. Then someone on this group suggested the sink overflow. It was plugged. When cleared everything worked normall Glad to be of service. One of those little tidbits of experience that is useful maybe once in a lifetime. -- G.W. Ross A good pun is its own reword. |
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Checked grounding this morning starting at
the shop end and while I was at it went all the way through the house to the meter drop. All is solid. Convince me. How did you "check" the grounds? The only way I can think of - for sure - is to measure the resistance from the fixture to some outside dirt. |
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"Mike Marlow" wrote:
Swingman wrote: Actually, and in theory, and IIRC, Doug Miller hit the nail on the head immediately ... it was indeed a "venting" problem ... sink overflow mechanism arguably being part of "venting" in a plumbing system. Doug did hit it - but by the wayside. What Keith ultimately discovered was only remotely related to Doug's post It was actually -directly- related to Doug's post, but only those knowledgeable in matters plumbing would have made the connection (g) .... which also reinforces your: My only point was that it's better to go to more appropriate sources for various types of info. That may offend the "capabilities" of some, but in the end, I think it's a better approach. What? You don't subscribe to the wRec'c crowd-source, "blind hog" approach? Heresy. -- www.ewoodshop.com |
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